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Cup and saucer

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-54465

Description

Earthenware handless cup and saucer with blue transfer-printed pattern of flowers, strawberries, scrolls, and exotic bird.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cups
saucers (plates)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
floral patterns
scrollwork
Set, Cup and Saucer
Wave
Scrolling Border
Flower
Strawberry Blossom
Berry
Scroll
Bird
Asiatic Pheasants
Set, Cup and Saucer

Inscription

"[crown] / WARRANTED [illeg.]" (Saucer)

Additional Identification Number

1946.708A

Maker

Possibly J.H. Proctor & Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Longton, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

2 1/4 (H), 3 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Annie Ela Thompson

Accession Number

1946.708.1-.2

Places

Possibly Longton (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)

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